{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18602","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18602","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall [18600. - 18680.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics [18600. - 18604.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-7/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person working for the proponent or proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure who covers or otherwise obscures the summary of the measure prepared by the Attorney General from the view of a prospective signer is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"Any person working for the proponent or proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure who covers or otherwise obscures the summary of the measure prepared by the Attorney General from the view of a prospective signer is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/improper-signature-gathering-tactics-18602","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}